Firefox’s Free VPN Goes Unlimited in Canada Until January

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Firefox fox mascot beside a checked VPN badge above a browser window.

Firefox users in Canada can now browse with unlimited data through the browser’s free built-in VPN, with Mozilla lifting the usual cap until January 31, 2027.

The promotion started November 10 and covers Firefox on desktop and Android. You need a Mozilla account to activate it, while iPhone users will have to wait: Mozilla says iOS support is coming soon, without announcing a launch date.

The built-in feature normally comes with 50GB of data each month. Mozilla has been exploring browser-based privacy tools for years, including its Firefox Private Network experiment in 2019. This latest offer removes the monthly allowance for the holiday period rather than launching an entirely new VPN.

Browser rivals have taken a similar approach to free privacy features. Opera brought its built-in VPN to iPhone and iPad in 2023, while Firefox’s version currently leaves iOS out.

There is an important limit to understand before cancelling a paid VPN subscription: Firefox’s built-in option only covers traffic inside Firefox. Other browsers, messaging apps and anything else on your device are outside its protection. Mozilla’s separate paid VPN service offers device-wide coverage.

The free feature routes browser traffic through a secure proxy and masks your IP address. That can help keep the sites you visit private from the operator of a shared Wi-Fi network, but it does not make you anonymous. Websites can still identify you through cookies or a signed-in account.

How to turn on Firefox’s free VPN

Desktop: Select the VPN icon in the Firefox toolbar, sign in to your Mozilla account and follow the setup prompts.
Android: Open Firefox’s three-dot menu, then go to Settings > VPN and complete setup.

Canada is on Mozilla’s supported-country list, although the feature is still rolling out gradually and may not appear for everyone. On desktop, it requires Firefox 149 or later; workplace policies and disabled remote improvements can also affect availability.

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